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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,903 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 202 funds opening new positions, 652 increasing their positions, 626 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 202 | Existing positions closed: 92

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.4B | Put options by funds: $13.1B

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168 → 181 (+13)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,831 → 1,903 (+72)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 652 | Existing positions reduced: 626

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.19% → 38.25% (+0.07%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.5B → $22.2B (-$4.23B)

Holders
1,903
Holders Change
+72
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
30.33%
Holding in Top 10
181
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.74%
% of All Funds
2.88%
New
202
Increased
652
Reduced
626
Closed
92
Calls
$27.4B
Puts
$13.1B
Net Calls
+$14.3B
Net Calls Change
+$6.21B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
+$193M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$155M
3
CL
COWA LLC
Oklahoma
+$81.9M
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$79.7M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$79.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$617M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$128M
3
DPRC
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
-$84.8M
4
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
-$84.8M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$73.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CB
1901
CNB Bank
Pennsylvania
$2.02K – – –
GWSA
1902
Global Wealth Strategies & Associates
Colorado
$1.65K +$1.58K +9 New
PCA
1903
Providence Capital Advisors
North Carolina
$1.47K – – –
HI
1904
Horizon Investments
North Carolina
$1.47K +$1.41K +8 New
TWD
1905
True Wealth Design
Ohio
$1.28K +$1.23K +7 New
SL
1906
Savior LLC
Massachusetts
$916 +$352 +2 +67%
PI
1907
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$567 – – –
FGAM
1908
Financial Gravity Asset Management
Texas
$416 +$304K +1,727 +1,016%
WA
1909
WestEnd Advisors
North Carolina
$183 – – –
SFCL
1910
Strengthening Families & Communities LLC
Massachusetts
$39 – – –
DPRC
1911
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
– -$84.8M -500,000 Closed
AAM
1912
Alphadyne Asset Management
New York
– -$36.1M -212,632 Closed
CWM
1913
CIBC World Markets
New York
– -$25.3M -149,000 Closed
SA
1914
Sycale Advisors
New York
– -$15.4M -91,000 Closed
FAIM
1915
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
– -$15.1M -85,946 Closed
DS
1916
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$12.6M -71,729 Closed
CANY
1917
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
– -$8.8M -51,900 Closed
PAMP
1918
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$6.5M -36,945 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
1919
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$6M -35,400 Closed
AA
1920
Antipodean Advisors
New York
– -$5.94M -35,000 Closed
AC
1921
ASB Consultores
Florida
– -$5.84M -34,407 Closed
EMCIP
1922
Ewing Morris & Co Investment Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$5.09M -30,000 Closed
VF
1923
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$4.85M -28,567 Closed
Koshinski Asset Management
1924
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
– -$4.31M -25,411 Closed
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
1925
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
– -$4.16M -24,500 Closed
75 76
77
78 79

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,903 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $22.2B — down 16% from $26.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 202 funds opened new GLD positions and 92 closed out — a net gain of 110 holders — while 652 added to existing stakes and 626 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), adding an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $617M.

  • 1,903 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2023, up from 1,831 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $22.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2023, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 202 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2023 and 92 closed out, a net change of +110 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2023 was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), an estimated $193M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $617M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.